2018 African Swimming Championships – Men's 400 metre freestyle
The Men's 400 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 13 September 2018.[1][2]
| Men's 400 metre freestyle at the 2018 African Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex | |||||||||
| Dates | 13 September (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:51.12 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2018 African Swimming Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×100 m | mixed | |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×100 m | mixed | |
| Open water swimming | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Paul Biedermann |  Germany | 3:40.07 | Rome | 26 July 2009 |
| African record | Oussama Mellouli |  Tunisia | 3:41.11 | Rome | 26 July 2009 |
| Championship record | Jay-Cee Thomson |  South Africa | 3:53.12 | Casablanca | 16 September 2010 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September | Final | Marwan Elkamash |  Egypt | 3:51.12 | CR |
Results
Heats
The heats were started on 13 September at 09:40.[3]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marwan Elkamash | Egypt | 4:01.31 | Q |
| 2 | Ruan Breytenbach | South Africa | 4:02.71 | Q |
| 3 | Lounis Khendriche |  Algeria | 4:02.83 | Q |
| 4 | Mohamed Aziz Ghaffari | Tunisia | 4:03.46 | Q |
| 5 | Mohamed Djaballah | Algeria | 4:03.51 | Q |
| 6 | Marwan El-Amrawy | Egypt | 4:06.59 | Q |
| 7 | Mohamed Agili | Tunisia | 4:06.77 | Q |
| 8 | Righardt Muller | South Africa | 4:11.64 | Q |
| 9 | Mathieu Marquet |  Mauritius | 4:14.12 | |
| 10 | Amadou Ndiaye |  Senegal | 4:15.97 | |
| 11 | Dean Hoffman |  Seychelles | 4:21.38 | |
| 12 | Ovesh Purahoo | Mauritius | 4:45.72 | |
| 13 | Zinhle Bekker |  Botswana | 4:53.56 |
Final
The final was started on 10 September.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Marwan Elkamash | Egypt | 3:51.12 | CR |
 | 7 | Marwan El-Amrawy | Egypt | 3:55.52 | |
 | 6 | Mohamed Aziz Ghaffari | Tunisia | 3:56.68 | |
| 4 | 3 | Lounis Khendriche | Algeria | 3:56.95 | |
| 5 | 1 | Mohamed Agili | Tunisia | 3:57.89 | |
| 6 | 2 | Mohamed Djaballah | Algeria | 3:58.67 | |
| 7 | 5 | Ruan Breytenbach | South Africa | 4:00.42 | |
| 8 | 8 | Righardt Muller | South Africa | 4:09.79 |
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